<table id=cafe_editor_main_table_color bgColor='#e4f7ba' cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100%><tr><td id=cafe_editor_main_table class=text><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Korean Catholic welfare agency helps homeless in Paraguay </span><!--Search Word Highlight--><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0); font-size: 12pt;"> </span></strong></p><div style="width: 100%; height: auto; float: left;"><h3 class="printexcerpt" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> New facility in Caacupe aims to care for destitute people suffering from serious illnesses </h3></div><div class="printimg"><img width="100%" alt="Korean Catholic welfare agency helps homeless in Paraguay" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucanews.com%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F12%2F1513236625.jpg"></div><div class="imgcapt"><p>Bishop Ricardo Valenzuela of Caacupe, Paraguay, celebrates a Mass at the opening of the House of Mercy. (Photo courtesy of Kkottongnae village)</p><p> </p></div><div class="auth" style="width: 100%; height: auto; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; float: left;"><div style="width: 22%; height: auto; margin-top: 20px; float: left;"><h4> December 15, 2017 </h4></div></div><p><br></p><div class="printcontent"><div class="printn"><p>Kkottongnae village, the largest social welfare community in Korea, has stretched a helping hand across the world to Paraguay.</p><p><br></p><p>It recently opened a shelter for the homeless called the "House of Mercy" in Caacupe, a town 55km east of the capital Asuncion.</p><p><br></p><p>The House of Mercy has six rooms, kitchen and washroom. The building was once a hospital run by Caacupe Diocese which <a href="http://eng.kkot.or.kr/menu.do?key=18" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc">Kkottongnae</font></u></a> remodeled.</p><p><br></p><p>Bishop Ricardo Valenzuela consecrated the home during an opening ceremony attended by retired Bishop Claudio Gimenez of Caacupe, Father John Oh Woong-jin, founder of Kkottongnae, Caacupe diocesan priests and Korean residents in Paraguay.</p><p><br></p><p>Kkottongnae sent three people to Paraguay in July, 2016 to help and care for homeless people suffering from various diseases at a home prepared by Caacupe diocese. As more homeless came, they needed additional facilities for seriously ill people, which led to the opening of the House of Mercy.</p><p><br></p><p>Bishop Valenzuela said in his homily during a Mass at the opening, "I was deeply moved by the work of the Kkottongne brothers taking care of ill homeless people. I will do whatever I can to help them."</p><p><br></p><p>Father Oh said, "What we can do to please Jesus Christ the most, is to love alienated and vulnerable people. We will go to the ends of the earth to spread Jesus’s love."</p><p><br></p></div></div><div class="r_fr_01"><div class="r_fr_02">UCAN needs your support to continue our independent journalism</div><div class="r_fr_02"><br></div><div class="r_fr_03"> Access to UCAN stories is completely free of charge - however it costs a significant amount of money to provide our unique content. UCAN relies almost entirely on donations from our readers and donor organizations that support our mission. If you are a regular reader and are able to support us financially, please consider making a donation. Click here to <a href="https://www.ucanews.com/donate" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc">donate now.</font></u></a></div></div><div class="re_box"><h4 style="margin-bottom: 3px;"><br></h4><h4 style="margin-bottom: 3px;">Related Reports</h4><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://www.ucanews.com/news/pope-francis-visits-the-disabled-elderly-in-kkottongnae/71709"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Pope Francis visits the disabled, elderly in Kkottongnae </font></u></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://www.ucanews.com/news/pope-blesses-cornerstones-for-korean-congregations-buildings/79566"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Pope blesses cornerstones for Korean congregation's buildings </font></u></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://www.ucanews.com/news/charnel-house-opens-in-south-korea-for-those-without-family/80658"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Charnel house opens in South Korea for those without family </font></u></a><br></li></ul></div><p><br></p></tr></td></table>
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17/11/30 Korean Catholic welfare agency helps homeless in Paraguay - New facility in Caacupe aims to care for destitute people suffering from serious
